Gene Derricotte

Gene Derricotte
No. 41
	Derricotte from 1948 team portrait
Born:	June 14, 1926; Fostoria, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	March 31, 2023 (aged 96)
Career information
Position(s)	Halfback, return specialist
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
College	Michigan
Career highlights and awards
	National champion (1948);
Honors	Michigan all-time records; Single-season punt return average (1947–); Single-season punt return TDs (1947–); Career punt return TDs (1947–); Single-season interceptions (1946–1949); Career interceptions (1948–1949) ; Big Ten all-time records ; Single-season punt return TDs (1947–2004)

Eugene Derricotte (June 14, 1926 – March 31, 2023) was an American college football player who was a halfback and return specialist for the Michigan Wolverines from 1944 to 1948. He was one of the first African-American athletes at the University of Michigan in the era when college football was beginning to integrate. Derricotte established school records that still stand as a punt returner for the Wolverines. He also established several short-lived school interceptions records. Derricotte also served as a Tuskegee Airman and later had a successful career in dentistry while continuing to serve in the military.